If you want to schedule a stopover on one of your directions, then you would want to use
the Multi-City award search.
Not exact matches
You might find it helpful to begin by
searching for one - way flights and only later attempt to make a round - trip or
multi-city reservation once you know all the dates that have
award availability.
(Try booking an
award with stopovers using the
multi-city search function.)
Iberia uses a distance - based
award system, so you can not
search for
multi-city itineraries.
You can often find better routings by using the
multi-city search tool, however if you use this under the new system the
award price will be calculated on a leg - by - leg basis.
This occurs because each segment in a
multi-city search will now price as an individual
award, which can increase the price of your ticket dramatically.
Apparently, devaluing stopovers wasn't enough, and United has now decided that if you wish to actually pay the prices they publish on their
award chart, you can only select from the flight options they display for you — no longer are you able to piece together your own itinerary using
multi-city search without paying extra.
The Delta
award calendar, however, needs to be
searched flight by flight even though they have a
multi-city search tool, and at the end you will still have to call in to finalize your reservation.
Using the
multi-city search tool causes
award tickets to price on an leg - by leg - basis instead of following United's region - based
award chart
If you
search each part of your
multi-city award one way, you will see far more options for each part then when you do a
multi-city search on united.com.
There is actually plenty of
award space in September on the direct Asiana flight from Seoul to Honolulu, but I was up against the weird error on united.com that not all flight options are displayed on
multi-city searches.
These
awards demonstrate the limits of United
awards, how to see more cities than a United
award will allow, and the problems with
multi-city searches on united.com.
Search on alaskaair.com for a
multi-city award.